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News about Wisconsin Watch

‘Secret Santa’ picks: Our favorite stories of 2025

by Wisconsin Watch December 24, 2025December 25, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Economy, Environment

Soybeans have been a top US ag export for decades. What happens when the top buyer stops buying?

by Cassandra Stephenson / Tennessee Lookout, Gabby Nelson / Buffalo’s Fire and Mónica Cordero / Investigate Midwest December 24, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Forward, Government

Back Words: Read 12 stories from Wisconsin history

by Brittany Carloni / Wisconsin Watch December 24, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

News about Wisconsin Watch

A visual year in review: Our favorite Wisconsin images from 2025

by Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch December 23, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Fact briefs, Truth Sandwich

A look back at the Wisconsin Watch fact briefs from 2025 with lasting value

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch December 22, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare

‘Living as usual’: A new village in Sheboygan County reimagines life with dementia

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch and WPR December 22, 2025December 29, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Forward, Government

Wisconsin Democrats say they won’t act like Republicans if they win a legislative majority in 2026

by Brittany Carloni / Wisconsin Watch December 22, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Government, News

Mandela Barnes called early Democratic front-runner, but Wisconsin governor’s race could be ‘wide open’

by Christa Dutton / NOTUS and Jade Lozada / NOTUS December 20, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Forward, Government

Here’s why Milwaukee elections are always viewed with suspicion

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat December 19, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

Background check delay shows crackdown’s strain on immigration system

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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As energy-hungry data centers loom, Wisconsin ratepayers owe $1 billion on shuttered power plants

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch and Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch December 18, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Watch: Why Wisconsin Supreme Court elections are breaking national records

By Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch. Video by Trisha Young / Wisconsin WatchDecember 17, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch